Gu Am Heo Joon
[Episode 73]
Take the tonic to him.
Hurry, give him the tonic!
Traitor Lee Jung-myung shall uphold the king's command!
Father, please forgive me.
I have tried hard to walk the righteous path as you taught me.
But I must die before I achieve my goals.
I don't regret any of my actions, but I must take the poisoned tonic.
Please forgive me, Father.
I'm sorry.
I cannot keep my promise to protect you.
I once wished for you to love me. But I don't anymore.
I hope I mean nothing to you now.
I don't want you to cry over me.
Don't be hurt over my death.
I truly hope our bond meant nothing to you.
I will protect you.
I want to be able to protect you.
Will you accept me?
Traitor Lee Jung-myung shall uphold the king's command!
Why so shy?
So what did you want to talk about?
Well, I...
What's keeping you? Tell her.
Ma'am, I...
Oh, I can't wait any longer. Yang-tae wants to get married.
Really?
That's wonderful.
But do you have a girl to marry?
Yang-tae wants to marry Yu-wol from Doctor Yu's house.
He and Yu-wol had a thing going on back in Saneum.
After moving here, they were secretly dating for months.
Oh, is that true?
I can't believe he had talents in seducing a girl.
Can you please help me?
What brings you here?
I am here to meet Lady Oh.
Milady, Doctor Heo's mother is here.
What's she doing here?
Have her come in.
How have you been, Milady?
Have a seat.
What brings you here?
We should've paid our respects sooner. Forgive us.
Why should you pay me respect?
I don't even like the fact that we know each other.
Getting married?
Yu-wol wants to marry a bum like that?
I can't allow it.
They love each other. Please...
Who cares if they do?
My daughter-in-law is pregnant now.
I need Yu-wol to tend to her. She can't get married now.
We will talk about it after the birth.
Hadong says you have been doing odd jobs in the marketplace.
Since your husband makes little money, you have to work to make ends meet.
If things are difficult for you, come take care of my daughter-in-law.
I'll pay you handsomely.
Sae-hee and On-ji assist the doctor on duty at the tonic room.
Yes, ma'am.
Myung-hee, accompany me to Lady Kong-bin's quarters.
Yes, ma'am.
Sister!
Did you find out?
Doctor Yu will be on duty tonight.
Sir...
Who's there?
What are you doing here?
I came to thank you for treating my wound, sir.
I brought food and drink. Let me pour you a drink.
What kind of nonsense is this? I am on duty now, how can I drink?
But, sir...
Get out of here!
Sir...
Ever since I first saw you, I fell in love with you.
Sir, please accept my heart.
Hong-choon, Hong-choon, Hong-hong Choon-choon.
Sir.
What brings you here?
The report on today's expenditure for medicinal ingredients.
Sir, wouldn't you agree that the nurses are prettier than courtesans?
But I heard that plenty of men got into trouble for sleeping with nurses.
I hear one royal physician was punished severely for harassing a nurse.
And once a doctor on night duty did strange things with a nurse.
They got caught.
He was dragged to the constabulary, whipped and thrown out of the palace.
What is your point?
I was just worried about you, sir.
You better watch your mouth!
Get out of here.
Sister.
What happened?
He didn't even budge.
Well, that is what makes him more attractive.
Just wait, I'll make him mine no matter what happens.
Straighten your uniforms.
Come on now, hurry along.
Your uniforms.
Man-deok, wash your clothes, please.
What's taking you so long? We'll be late!
Yes, sir.
There is a gathering in the palace for all doctors and nurses.
Today we will be greeting our new overseer.
I hope you're in your best attire for the occasion.
Who will stay in the public hospital while everybody is gone?
Doctor Heo will, sir.
This is Deputy Premier, Lord Sung In-chul. He is the new overseer of the bureau.
Everyone, pay your respects.
Protecting the health of the king and the royal family is of utmost importance.
I can't emphasize enough how important each of your tasks are.
I hope you do your best.
He is in charge of the public hospital.
I'm Doctor Kim Eung-taek.
I'm Doctor Song Hak-gyu.
This is Doctor Jung.
I'm Doctor Jung Jak.
This man is the chief physician of Lady Kong-bin.
I'm Doctor Yu Do-ji.
I remember seeing you before.
I was there in Changnyeong when Her Ladyship...
Right! You are the son of Doctor Yu Eui-tae.
I wrote a letter of recommendation for one of his pupils.
What was his name...?
Milord, I have an urgent message.
What is it?
Bad news from Lady Kong-bin's quarters.
Doctor Yu and Doctor Jung, come with me.
Who could be ill? Did the lady or the prince seem ill?
No, not at all.
We heard somebody was ill.
It's not Her Ladyship but her brother.
He is the uncle of the prince. The king ordered you to cure him.
Where is he?
Please have a seat.
His body is bringing down his fever by sweating, so do not worry.
Wash him often. Make sure he doesn't catch cold.
Yes, Doctor.
If you don't want him to sweat, give him jade bamboo tea before meals.
I see.
Sir!
This patient...!
The Chief Royal Physician is here.
Doctor Yang is the best in the country. Show him your mouth.
No. Doctors poke me with needles and gives me useless medicine.
Why should he be any different?
If you can't cure me, just go away.
I am the Chief Royal Physician.
I'm sure it is an illness that I can cure, so please show me your face.
What are you waiting for?
Take a look.
Yes, sir.
What do you think?
He's suffering from facial nerve paralysis.
What is that? And how did he get that condition?
It occurs when too much yin energy seeps into the veins.
Huh?
Let me see.
When did you first get this symptom?
He said his jaw and eyes hurt about 10 days ago.
Tell the doctor.
It's been about 15 days.
I fell asleep on a rock and then this happened.
Please help him. What is happening to him?
He's suffering from paralyzed facial nerves.
Usually caused by yin energy in the veins, but in his case, a weak stomach.
A man can only move his limbs when his inner organs are functioning.
But when you eat spicy food and feel sudden cold air after sweating,
or if you do hard labor and cool off with cold air,
a part of your body could be paralyzed.
That happened when he slept on a cold rock after hard labor.
Moist wind, the cold, and wet air can be harmful to the human body.
It can make you vulnerable to paralysis.
Consuming alcohol to warm your body is a temporary solution.
It'll eventually drop your body temperature when you are sober.
It was a mistake to drink in the mountain.
Will he get better?
I'll do my best.
When will his face return to normal?
How long will it take?
If you do exactly as I say, you'll be cured in three days.
Are you sure? My face will return to normal in 3 days?
Yes.
Why aren't you answering me? You said you could cure him.
Are you not confident?
He'll be cured in seven days.
Sir, give me another chance!
Shut up!
Doctor Heo is at Lady Kong-bin's quarters. I will put him in charge.